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Perhaps we can see "discipline" as "punishment", yet God is merciful, and will turn from His wrath, and forgive His people. Yes indeed, we all need God's discipline, when we err. Thank you for your comment.

“Though all the nations that are under the king's dominion obey him and fall away everyone from the religion of their fathers, and give consent to his commandments, yet will I and my sons and my brethren walk in the covenant of our fathers. God forbid that we should forsake the Torah and the...

A STUDY ON HANUKKAH, WHAT IS IT ALL ABOUT? “And it was at Jerusalem the Feast of the Dedication (Hanukkah), and it was winter, and Yeshua (Jesus) walked in the temple in Solomon's porch” (John 10:22,23) the chapter goes on to say that the Jews gathered around him, asking him to tell...

The brothers stripped Yosef of his coat, the coat was dipped in goat's blood. Yeshua was stripped of his clothing, and was beaten, his flesh “ripped” by a Roman whip, until the blood poured out. The “goat's blood” reminds us of “Yom Kippur” where goats were sacrificed and one was “set free”...

PARASHA: “VaYeshev” (and he settled) GENESIS 37:1-1-40:23.... JOHN 10:22-23 In this study, the focus is on Yosef, who will be in the limelight of God. Things seem to be going from bad to worse for this young teenager. it wasn't all his fault we could say. His father Jacob held him...

Well, could we say "both" He wanted a blessing and we all want blessings, but we all want protection against our adversaries, and we can ask God to protect us, and at times, he uses ministering angels. Remember, there was an "encampment" of angels next to Jacob's camp

OBADIYAH 1:1-21 The name "ObadiYAH" (Obediah) means "Servant of God (YAH). This prophet talks about Esau as “Edom” similar to the name “Adam” yet spelled with a “vav” Edom is condemned, for his attack on Jacob, later on, the Edomites attack the Israelites, (brothers against brothers) Edom will...

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Israel now says something interesting; “Vayikra Ya’akov shem haMakom Peniel Ki ra’iti Elohim Panim Et Panim” (and Jacob called the name of that place “Peniel” (face of God) for I have seen Elohim “faces to faces”.What is interesting is that here, the word “face” is used in the singular and in...

Parashah: “VaYishlach” (and he sent) GENESIS: 32:3-36:43 We see in this week's parashah, that Ya'akov is on his way home to Beth-El, He comes to his “encounter” with his brother Esav. It is a time of tension for him, as we know, he “stole” from him the blessing. Or was it theft...

Parashah: “VaYetze” (and he went out) GENESIS 28:10-32:2 In this parashah study, we see that Jacob is on his way to Haran to find himself a wife (or two). He is tired after a long day's journey, He stops to rest outside of a city called “Luz” and scripture says that he settles down...

Yes, indeed, God loves us all, yet hates sin, therefore sent HIS Son, God in the flesh, to pay the price of sin.

MAL 1:1-2:7 The prophet speaks and writes through the Ruach HaKodesh (Holy Spirit) “Jacob have I loved, but Esau I have hated”. You ask, “Isn't God love?” isn't God all about love? Why does he “hate poor Esau?” The word “hate” has the same meaning as “reject”. YHVH who is “all-knowing”...

Here is something I learned just the other day (That is why it is good to study Torah with different teachers). In the last chapter we learned that Abraham died. One idea is that the whole family is "sitting Shiva" as it is called in Jewish Tradition. Mourning the dead. And the rules are that...

PARASHAH: TOLDOT (generations) GEN 25:19-28:9 This study starts with the generations of Abraham and Sarah. After years of waiting and praying they finally had Yitzchak. The legacy continues, and the promise of YHVH is revealed once more, but not without testing of faith. Yitzchak...

THANKSGIVING TIME TOPIC: THE CALL OF ABRAHAM AND THE ARRIVAL OF THE PILGRIMS TO AMERICA; SIMILARITIES AND CONTRASTS (Well, I guess this could count as a devotional, a historic devotional) We know the story of Abraham according to Genesis 12; God spoke to Abraham saying to "leave your land...

THE RABBI’S THANKSGIVING INVITATION (a short story for the season) Rabbi Jacob Groshen left his humble house on West 3rd Street, He had accepted a Thanksgiving dinner invitation from the Smith family just a few streets up. He had never met the Smiths, but old pastor Williams from First...

1 KINGS 1:1-31 This tells the sad story of a father who failed to discipline his sons, and old king David reaped the whirlwind, Adonijah (which means YHVH is my master) if it were so, He would have been in subjection to his father David, had the nerve to proclaim himself king, even before...

Yes indeed, good insight. Many are rejected yet those rejected will receive a reward. Take me for example. I was adopted into a kind and loving man and wife who could not have kids. My biological parents were having financial problems and decided that I would be better off with another...

There is life after the departure of a loved one. The most difficult part of losing a loved one, especially a spouse, is if the spouse is an unbeliever, lost, without salvation. THEN we shall never see that spouse again, EVER! All the more reason to be “equally yoked” To lose a spouse in death...